Farah Tahir
A family day home in Springfield, Virginia 22153
7980 Revenna Lane, Springfield, Virginia 22153. (571) 447-2632.
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The short answer
- 9 deficiencies in the last three years
- Apr 302026 the latest visit on record
- 5 children, its licensed capacity
Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.
What these words mean4
- Inspection (survey)
- A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
- Deficiency, citation, violation
- What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
- Licence status
- Whether the state’s licence lets the place operate now, in the state’s own words: licensed, on probation (allowed to keep operating on conditions, after problems), provisional, pending or expired. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
- Capacity
- The most people the licence or certification lets the place care for at once: residents, children, beds or apartments, as the state counts them. It isn’t how many are there now. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
What did inspectors find?
3 inspections on record, the latest on Apr 30, 2026.
9 violations cited in the last three years.
Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each inspection’s page, with its violations. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated weekly.
When those deficiencies happened
9 deficiencies in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Apr 2026. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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| 2024 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2025 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2026 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov |
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Hearth Record drew this from the dates and levels in the source’s own records.
Each deficiency, in its source’s words
Grouped by visit, newest first, with the level its source gave it.
Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each inspection’s page, with its violations. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated weekly.
Apr 30, 2026: subsidy health and safety inspection4 deficiencies
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Repeat Violation The license and any other documents required shall be posted in a conspicuous place on the licensed premises.
“The findings from the most recent inspection, dated 2/03/2026, were not posted in a conspicuous place on the premises. The inspection was underneath other documents and not visible.”
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Providers must keep a written record of children in attendance each day.
“There were no attendance records on the date of inspection with four children present.”
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Information contained in a child’s record shall be privileged and confidential.
“The supplemental page from 11/25/2025 inspection was pinned on the bulletin board and was not kept confidential. This document is considered confidential.”
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Annually, the provider shall review with the parent the emergency contact information required in 8VAC20-800-60 B 2 to ensure the information is correct, and obtain the parent’s signed acknowledgment of the review.
“Child #2, Child #3 and Child #4 did not have a parent’s signature that a review of the emergency contact information had been completed in over 2 years.”
Feb 3, 2026: inspection2 deficiencies
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The license and any other documents required shall be posted in a conspicuous place on the licensed premises.
“The findings from the most recent inspection, dated 11/25/2025, were not posted in a conspicuous place on the premises.”
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Immunization records are required to be signed and dated by a physician, his designee, or an official of the local health department.
“The immunization record for child #1 was not signed.”
Nov 25, 2025: inspection3 deficiencies
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Dogs or cats, where allowed, shall be vaccinated for rabies and shall be treated for fleas, ticks, or worms as needed.
“The provider had one cat with an expired rabies vaccination that had expired approximately one month ago..”
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The first aid kit did not contain all required items.
“The provider’s first aid kit was missing a 2nd triangular bandage.”
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The family day home shall have a written emergency preparedness and response plan that includes all required components.
“The provider’s emergency plan was missing the shelter in place procedures and did not include provisions for a responsible person who is 18 years of age or older and is able to arrive at the family day home within 10 minutes for emergency backup care until the children can be picked up by their parents.”
All 3 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 2026 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 4 violations cited |
| Feb 3, 2026 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Nov 25, 2025 | Inspection | 3 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Family Day Home: Two Year license, expires May 24, 2028.
- A current subsidy provider.
- Ages: Birth - 5 years 11 months.
Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each facility’s page. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated weekly.
Has Virginia acted against it?
- 0 complaint inspections on record.
- No complaint allegations published with findings.
Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each inspection’s page, with its violations and Search for Child Day Care: each complaint’s page, with its allegations and findings. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated weekly.
Who does the caring?
- Virginia doesn’t publish staffing levels for individual providers. State rules set staff-to-child ratios by age.
Who owns it?
- Virginia’s search doesn’t list owners.
How is it rated?
- Virginia’s search doesn’t show a quality rating.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 1353 child care providers in Fairfax County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 7; this one had 9.
Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each inspection’s page, with its violations. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated weekly.
| Place | Violations cited in the last three years |
|---|---|
| Farah Tahir This child care provider | 9 |
| KinderCare Learning Centers #000540 | 32 |
| La Petite Academy-Springfield | 32 |
| SACC at Sangster | 0 |
| Sydenstricker United Methodist Church | 0 |
| SACC at Saratoga | 4 |
| SACC at Newington Forest | 4 |
| Felecia Hayes | 20 |
| Carla Seay | 22 |
| The Springs, A Montessori School | 19 |
| Mila Cooper | 0 |
| Roina Mustafa | 18 |
| Laura Toledo de Mendoza | 11 |
What the record doesn’t say
- Virginia doesn’t grade how serious a violation is, so no severity is shown.
- Virginia publishes a complaint’s allegations and findings only when its inspection found a violation and the records are linked.
- Virginia doesn’t publish staffing levels or owners for individual providers.
- A plan of correction sent late, or not at all, isn’t online: Virginia says to ask the inspector.
- Virginia’s pages show about the last five years of inspections; for older ones, Virginia says to contact the licensing inspector.
- Virginia says this information may not be accurate, up to date or complete, and shouldn’t be the only source in choosing care.
Sources
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Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each facility’s page.
Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated weekly. No open licence; Virginia allows non-commercial use, so Care Ledger shows it free.
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Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each inspection’s page, with its violations.
Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated weekly. No open licence; Virginia allows non-commercial use, so Care Ledger shows it free.
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Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each complaint’s page, with its allegations and findings.
Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated weekly. No open licence; Virginia allows non-commercial use, so Care Ledger shows it free.
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This copy of the record was made on Nov 5, 2026.
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